abaft

(ə-băft') Nautical.
adv.
Toward the stern.

prep.
Toward the stern from.

[Middle English on baft : on, at; see on + baft, to the rear (from Old English beæftan, behind : be, by, at + æftan, behind).]

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adv. in or behind the stern of a ship.

prep. nearer the stern than; behind: the yacht has a shower just abaft the galley.

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Aft of any given point on a ship.

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